Description

SP 927 ANDOVER Brook Cottage
Charlton

II
House. Early 17th Century timber-framed lobby entrance, house refronted
in late 18th Century and refenestrated in late 20th Century. Front faced
in flintwork with red brick quoins with lacing courses to left and panels
to right. Hipped thatched roof with red brick chimney-stack having some
17th Century bricks to base. 2 storeys 3 windows. Large 20th Century
tripartite casements with shutters to ground floor. Modern brick and glazed
porch. Catslide roof to rear. Interior has exposed box framing with midrail.
Dining room has central spine beam with 2 inch chamfers and run out stop
to one end and open fireplace retaining entrance to bread oven and salt niche.
Lounge, formely parlour, has spine beam with 2 1/2 inch chamfer and lambs tongue
and quirk stop and 18th Century brick fireplace. Roof is of through purlin
type with large tie beam, collar beam and 3 vertical posts. Rustic type
rafters. Some diagonal tension braces. Very wide floorboards.

Listing NGR: SU3656546197

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26529859

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version